Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

The real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

The key to meditation is to recognize the nature of your mind rather than trying to change it.

The practice of meditation is like learning to play an instrument - it takes patience, regular practice, and a gentle touch.

The practice of mindfulness begins in the small, remote cave of your unconscious mind and blossoms with the sunlight of your conscious life.

Meditation is not an escape from life but a way to fully engage with life.

The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

The Buddha's teachings are not a religion, but a science of mind.

Meditation is not about getting away from it all. It's about getting into it all.

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

The mind is like a wild monkey, jumping here and there. But through meditation, we learn to see whatever arises in our mind with more spaciousness and clarity.

The dharma is not outside of you. Looking for it elsewhere is like placing a Buddha on your head while searching for him everywhere else.

The path is not about perfecting ourselves, but about perfecting our love.

The Buddha's teaching is not a philosophical system but a practical guide to living.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

Change is the nature of every phenomenon. Accept this truth and you will live a happy life.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

Peace and negativity cannot coexist just as light and darkness cannot coexist.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

Feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we're holding back.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

Dependent origination is not a theory about the origin of the world but a teaching that shows how suffering originates in dependence on our own mental processes.

The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.

Meditation is not about trying to change your experience; it's about changing your relationship to your experience.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.